dichromasy
- noun
- /daɪˈkroʊməsi/
- Specialized
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dicromatismo
- People with dichromasy may have difficulty distinguishing certain colors, such as red and green.
Examples
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A diagnosis of dichromasy was confirmed after extensive color vision testing.
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Research on dichromasy has helped scientists understand how the human eye perceives color.
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People with dichromasy may struggle to distinguish between certain colors.
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Her dichromasy affects how she perceives the world.
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A diagnosis of dichromasy was confirmed after extensive color vision testing.
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People with dichromasy may have difficulty distinguishing certain colors, such as red and green.
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Research on dichromasy has helped scientists understand how the human eye perceives color.
Synonyms
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Not able to tell some colors, often red and green
A condition in which a person sees colors using only two kinds of light instead of three
A condition where a person sees colors with only two types of cells, making red and green hard to tell
A color vision problem where a person sees only two colors and uses two types of light to match others
A condition where a person sees fewer colors and often confuses red and green
A problem where a person cannot tell some colors apart, often red and green
Antonyms
- Specialized
Seeing many colors normally because the eyes have three kinds of color cells
Surface Forms
Morphology
dichromasy = dichromacy (opaque) = di + chrom + asy
Although built from recognizable combining forms (di- + chrom-), the medical term and its suffix are not productive or familiar to an average B1 learner, so the relation to everyday words is not clear.
Etymology
The word dichromasy comes from the Greek parts di- 'two' and chroma 'color', like monochrome which means 'one color'. So, dichromasy is a condition where a person can match colors by mixing only two types of light instead of the normal three.